Father figures revisited & McGonagall

[bennyhillsangel at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27722

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Cindy C." <cynthiaanncoe at h...> wrote:
> > > 
> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> wrote:
> > > We should not omit Sirius Black, the man legally and morally 
> > > appointed to stand *in loco parentis* <snip, although I really 
> liked the "fireside chat" scene as well>
> I enjoyed your remarks about Sirius, and I hope it is not too late 
to 
> jump in on this discussion.

Thanks :)


> First, I've always been struck about how Sirius keeps the focus on 
> Harry in the Shrieking Shack scene.  When Harry objects to killing 
> Pettigrew, I half expected Sirius to say, "To heck with that.  I'm 
> not avenging James and Lily.  I'm killing Pettigrew to pay him back 
> for what he did to me."  But he never says anything like that, 
which 
> shows that his devotion to Harry is deep indeed. 


You know, I never thought of that! Sirius really is devoted to Harry 
in more ways than one. He really is an incredible would-be parent for 
him, isn't he?

 I do wonder what 
> Sirius would do now if he met Pettigrew in a dark alley.  I think 
> Sirius' loyalty to Harry on this point would save Pettigrew again.
> 

He could always shapeshift, kill Pettigrew while in his Padfoot form, 
and blame it on the dog :P


> Second, I have observed that, despite having McGonagall as a 
teacher 
> for 4 years, Harry doesn't have much of a relationship with her.  
He 
> doesn't ask her for help with his problems, really.  I would have 
> expected her to be a mother figure by now, but Molly Weasley has 
> really stepped into that role.  Sure, McGonagall fulfills 
> the "nagging" (for lack of a better word) part of a mother's role, 
> but there hasn't been a great deal of counsel from McGonagall yet.  
> There is still time, I suppose.

I think McG. is just meant to be a strict, schoolmarmish authority 
figure, and little else. You're right on about Mrs. Weasley, IMO. I 
think Harry's pretty much adopted her at this point.

I could discuss this until the cows come home...
-Benny Hill's Angel.